Problem
Hello all, my PC keeps freezing at random. I could be checking out vids on Youtube, and the whole system would just lock up. Or, I could be leaving it on to download some files, and it would lock up too. It's really quite random, and I can't determine exactly when it would lock up.
As an example, suppose I'm watching Youtube, and the video's playing. When the system freezes, the audio will be stuck in an infinite looping sequence, like "R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R". Windows doesn't BSOD, nor does it automatically restart. I have to manually restart it. Also of note, when I reset the system, I don't get the usual "Windows has just recovered from a serious error" message that one gets when something like that happens.
-edit- Also, if this little bit of information helps, the PC sometimes can go on for several hours without hanging.
Tried solutions
Thus far I have run memtest for memory, OCCT (GPU), OCCT (CPU) and HDTune for HDD. All have come up with no errors. Then, I thought it must be software conflict, so I wrote the drive to zero and reformatted it. Surprise surprise, the system still locks up. So now I'm certain the fault lies with either the PSU or mobo. I can't really place my finger on which it is though.
Computer specs
Here are the specifications of my system, including OS:
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3-455
MB: GA 970A-D3
RAM: Kingston DDR3-1333 4GB
HDD: Western Digital 500GB SATA3
GPU: Palit GTX550 Ti 1024MB DDR5
DVD: LG 24X DVD-RW SATA
PSU: Seasonic 560W X-Series
Attached to my USB ports are:
ZyXEL G-202 USB Network Adapter
Rodent
What needs to be done?
With that being said, what should my next course of action be? I'm at a loss here
Hello all, my PC keeps freezing at random. I could be checking out vids on Youtube, and the whole system would just lock up. Or, I could be leaving it on to download some files, and it would lock up too. It's really quite random, and I can't determine exactly when it would lock up.
As an example, suppose I'm watching Youtube, and the video's playing. When the system freezes, the audio will be stuck in an infinite looping sequence, like "R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R". Windows doesn't BSOD, nor does it automatically restart. I have to manually restart it. Also of note, when I reset the system, I don't get the usual "Windows has just recovered from a serious error" message that one gets when something like that happens.
-edit- Also, if this little bit of information helps, the PC sometimes can go on for several hours without hanging.
Tried solutions
Thus far I have run memtest for memory, OCCT (GPU), OCCT (CPU) and HDTune for HDD. All have come up with no errors. Then, I thought it must be software conflict, so I wrote the drive to zero and reformatted it. Surprise surprise, the system still locks up. So now I'm certain the fault lies with either the PSU or mobo. I can't really place my finger on which it is though.
Computer specs
Here are the specifications of my system, including OS:
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3-455
MB: GA 970A-D3
RAM: Kingston DDR3-1333 4GB
HDD: Western Digital 500GB SATA3
GPU: Palit GTX550 Ti 1024MB DDR5
DVD: LG 24X DVD-RW SATA
PSU: Seasonic 560W X-Series
Attached to my USB ports are:
ZyXEL G-202 USB Network Adapter
Rodent
What needs to be done?
With that being said, what should my next course of action be? I'm at a loss here